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Casey Stoner with Australian flag on his warm-down lap after winning the 2009 Australian Motorcycle grand prix at Phillip Island. October 2009.

Casey Stoner finished 1.935 seconds ahead of championship leader Valentino Rossi on Sunday to win for the third straight year at Phillip Island. Spaniard Dani Pedrosa finished third, while Rossi’s Yamaha teammate, Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of the race, after tangling with American Nicky Hayden on the first lap.Casey Stoner, celebrating his 24th birthday this [...]

Moto GP NewsBy: Garry MorrowPosted: Sunday, 18th October, 2009 : 12:10 AM – – 11 Reads - Australian Ducati rider Casey Stoner has taken third victory in a row Phillip Island today, rubber-stamping his return to form and fitness with a dominant display from pole position. [...]

Ducati Marlboro’s Casey Stoner won his third straight Australian Grand Prix by holding off the determined challenge of Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi over 27 laps of the scenic Phillip Island circuit high on the cliffs above the Bass Strait south of Melbourne. But Rossi may have been the bigger winner, since he pocketed 20 points, [...]

MELBOURNE, Oct 18 (Bernama) — Casey Stoner is expected to carry his good form in Kuala Lumpur next weekend after he continued his extraordinary comeback from illness to win his third successive Australian Moto Grand Prix at Phillip Island, near here Sunday. The 24-year-old Ducati star dominated virtually from the start to take the 27-lap [...]

(CNN) — Casey Stoner edged out world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi to claim pole position at his home Australian Grand Prix on Saturday and boost his … Read Article @ CNN International

Rossi though said he won't adopt a gung-ho approach to try and end Casey Stoner's recent domination of the Phillip Island race. … Read Article @ Motorcycle News

Casey Stoner will be on pole position for Sunday's Australian motogp after edging out reigning world champion Valentino Rossi. Stoner was five hundredths of … Read Article @ Sport.co.uk (blog)

Mixed emotions: A confident Casey Stoner shows off his handling skills on Phillip Island yesterday. AUSTRALIA'S Casey Stoner left it late to claim a second … Read Article @ The Age

POLE position by five-hundredths of a second gave Casey Stoner the opening round of the cat-and-mouse fight with Valentino Rossi at Phillip Island today. … Read Article @ Herald Sun